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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (21 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 1320. To ask the Minister for Health the proactive steps he will take to address the management of medicinal shortages, and to ensure the ongoing continuity and security of Ireland’s supply chain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12932/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 1321. To ask the Minister for Health if he will give full consideration to the appointment of a chief pharmaceutical officer within his Department to develop and coordinate a national strategy for pharmaceutical care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12933/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (21 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 1322. To ask the Minister for Health if he will fully consider the allocation of sufficient funds to support future service delivery in the community pharmacy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12934/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (21 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 1324. To ask the Minister for Health if he will give due consideration to the additional workload placed on community pharmacists in managing medicine shortages when reviewing their dispensing fee (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12936/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (21 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 1325. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that community pharmacists, as essential members of the primary care team, are totally integrated and embedded into community health networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12938/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (21 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 1323. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to expedite the registration process for pharmacists from outside the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12935/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (21 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 1326. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to enable community pharmacists to be facilitated in managing therapeutic substitution more effectively, that is, without in all cases the necessity of reverting to a GP for a prescription; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12939/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (21 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 1327. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the implementation of a fully functioning and funded national prescribing service, as a priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12947/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (21 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 1478. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ringfence dedicated funding for young carers to access counselling or psychological support from professionals with specific expertise in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13742/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Carer's Leave (21 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 1479. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider granting young carers a minimum of 20 days respite per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13746/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (21 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 1480. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include young carers in the National Care Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13747/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 1489. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he and his Department have taken to ensure that NIAC's advice to offer an enhanced influenza vaccine for those aged over 65 years is heeded; the preparatory work that has been carried out to date; the specific actions he is taking to ensure that those over 65 years of age have received the required protection in the 2023-2024 winter period; if he...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (21 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 1568. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline of payments to farmers across all agri-schemes under the remit of his Department for 2023; if these payments will be made in the same timeframe as in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13391/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (21 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 1569. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments of the areas of natural constraints scheme will be made to applicants in 2023; if these payments will be made in the same timeframe as in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13392/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (21 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 1570. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments of the basic income support for sustainability will be made to applicants in 2023; if these payments will be made in the same timeframe as its predecessor the basic payment scheme in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13393/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Staff (9 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: I fully accept that the area is complex, and I have stated as much in discussions with Ministers over the past two days. Nevertheless, a danger exists, as was highlighted in the "RTÉ Investigates" programme. Somebody who is holding themselves out as having a qualification can give a written report that can be used in planning out the programme of care for a young person or child, and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Staff (9 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: The need for a discussion on the regulation of psychologists was precipitated by an RTÉ programme by Barry O'Kelly in recent days which raised serious concerns about what is occurring. There is no regulation or State registration. We set up CORU in 2007 for the regulation of healthcare providers and, unfortunately, psychologists do not at present come in under its remit. Clear...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: Next week is national brain awareness week. I take this opportunity to raise need for neurorehabilitation facilities in the nine community healthcare organisation, CHO, areas. My understanding is that funding for this year has been set aside for the facilities in CHOs 2 and 4. When will the programme in this regard be rolled out in those two areas? When will neurorehabilitation teams be...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (9 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 11. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the latest developments regarding ACRES applications to date; when it is envisaged that ACRES applicants will be informed as to whether they have been accepted for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11237/23]